April 23, 1966: The National Collegiate Athletic Bureau is separated into publishing and public relations functions. The new College Athletics Publishing Service is moved to Phoenix. April 23, 1966 49
April 23, 1966: The Theodore Roosevelt Award, the Association’s highest honor, is established. Dwight Eisenhower receives the first award at the 1967 Convention, where 12 astronauts who won varsity letters also are honored. April 23, 1966 50
March 19, 1966: Texas Western College (now UTEP) defeats Kentucky in the basketball final with a starting team consisting entirely of black players. March 19, 1966 41
March 11, 1966: Kentucky Wesleyan wins the College Division Basketball Championship, the first of eight Division II titles between 1966 and 2001. March 11, 1966 39
Jan. 11, 1966: The first Honors Luncheon is conducted at the 60th Convention (50 government officials — including three Cabinet members, 17 senators and 30 congressional representatives — are honored). January 11, 1966 43
